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Author – Sam Reads, UK A bitcoin Scam Artist in the United Arab Emirates was arrested after scamming a client $545,000; the stolen cash was recovered Digital currencies have created a new wave of crime that is spreading all over. Crypto thieves and scammers are targeting unsuspecting traders and experienced traders alike. Recently, a crypto […]

Hackers, ransomware families, and phishing families are netting much the crypto market. The malware and ransomware started to gain traction in the last two years after the bitcoin started to gain much media attention. The Ransomware report Google researchers recently discovered that 34 ransomware families earned a total of at $25 million. This comes after […]

Trend Micro, a company that provides security software, hardware and services, recently reported Google’s popular DoubleClick has been targeted by cryptocurrency mining code used for mining Monero cryptocurrency. The attacks were noticed between January 18th and 24th, and the countries affected were Japan, France, Taiwan, Italy, and Spain. A subsidiary of Google, DoubleClick develops and […]

A Slovenia-based mining exchange, NiceHash was hacked on Wednesday the 6th and stole around 4,700 Bitcoins (equivalent to approx. $75 million at the time of hack). As per Marko Kobal, the attackers accessed the company’s systems at 1.18 local Slovenian time. The hackers are believed to be based outside the European Union, had started stealing […]

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